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Jean-Pierre Haigneré - Perseus mission

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ESA/CNES/Novapix

Reference

e-eur01-05020

Date

2007-02-02

ESA astronaut Jean-Pierre Haigneré shortly after completion of the record-breaking "Perseus" mission to the Mir space station, on August 28 1999. With 6 Months in space, Jean-Pierre Haigneré set a new duration record for a non-Russian astronaut. The "Perseus" mission occured from February 20 1999 till August 28 1999.